Process of manufacturing smoker&#39;s articles



Patented fiept. 25, 1%33 PROCESS F MANUFACTURING SMOKERS ARTICLES Louis.l. Krensky and Samuel Gcssler, Chicago, ill; said Gessler assignor tosaid Krensky No Drawing. Application November 13, 1931 Serial No.574,924

13 Claims.

The invention relates to smoking tobacco and has as an object theprovision of a process of preparing tobacco for smoking particularlyadaptable to the manufacture of cigars.

It is a further object of the invention to so treat tobacco as toimprove its smoking qualities.

it is a further object of the invention to provide a process formanufacturing a cigar, cigarette or the like whereby its qualities ofsmoothness, taste, and odor are markedly improved.

It is a further object of the invention to pro vide a cigar comprising anovel combination of materials whereby its smoking qualities will beequal to the usual cigar made of tobacco of a better grade than thatactually embodied in the product of the invention.

ifundaroental principle of the invention he combination oi the materialsof coffee with z c olts secur-ed are due to a combination of expedientsfor efiecting the above result, the elements oi which combination eachhas virtue itself and when both are applied achieve the full advantageof the invention. One of said elements is the combination of the colieeberry physically with the tobacco and the other elemerit is thetreatment of the tobacco by the vapore oi a boiling coffee infusion.

in the preferred embodiment of the process e tobacco is first cased in asolution of amniobium carbonate, is then shaken out, packed in burlap,and allowed to cure fora period of substantially twelve hours. Whenapplied to the ufacture of cigars the filler tobacco is treated in thismanner. The cased material after curing is then shaken and aerated. Thenext step in the preferred embodiment of the invention is the subjectionof the material to the vapors of a boiling cofiee infusion. For thispurpose a receptacle is provided which is desirably equipped with atight closure and a wire mesh rack standing above the level of theliquid therein. A coifee miusion is placed in the liquid containingportion oi the boiler desirably of a strength correspending withone-half gallon of water to onehalf pound of finely ground coflee. Thisinfusion is brought to the boiling point upon which the material curedas above described is placed upon the rack and the boiler closed. Theboiling of the liquid is then continued desirably for a period of fromsix to twelve hours and the heat in the boiler is preferably raised tosubstantially 240 F.

After treatment by the resulting vapors of the coffee infusion for thetime indicated, heating is discontinued and the contents of the boilerare allowed to stand for an additional period of substantially eighthours whereby the vapors will have condensed within and upon thematerial. 60 The tobacco is then removed, thoroughly shaken, aerated,and packed tightly in burlap and allowed to lie for further curing for aperiod of about eight days. The thus cured tobacco is shaken, aeratedand dusted with pulverized coffee. The amount of coffee thus combinedwith the tobacco depends entirely upon the taste. For manufacture ofcigars the cofiee dusted leaves are stripped, booked, and allowed to lieuntil in proper condition to be worked by the cigar maker. The filler asabove described is bunched with a binder cased in a solution of coffeeflavoring extract. Desirably the wrapper which is subse quently appliedto the cigar is also cased in the same manner, each being allowed to liefor substantially eight hours after casing to soften to a condition foruse.

'geous results may be had by use of either oi w these elements withoutthe other. In the manufacture of pipe or cigarette tobacco the materialmay be treated as above described wlth the mixture of the comminutedcolfee in the mass thereof.

The coffee berry included with the tobacco when ready for use may beeither raw or roasted, certain advantages inhering in each of theseforms. Some aroma escapes when a raw berry is roasted. Hence when theraw berry is used, we it 'will be gradually roasted and burned as thetobacco is consumed and greater aroma will be given off. On the otherhand roasted berry pul verizes more readily than raw berry and goodresults have been secured with roasted commlnuted berry.

Minor changes may be made in the steps oi the process or in the physicalembodiment of the article without departing from the spirit of theinvention within the scope of the appended no claims.

I claim:

1. The process 01 treating smoking tobacco which comprises subjectingthe material to vapors given ed by a boiling cofiee infusion at atemperature substantially in excess of 212 F.

2. The process of treatingsmoking tobacco which comprises subjecting thematerial to vapors given off by a boiling coffee infusion at atemperature substantially in excess of 212 F. and subsequently combiningthe thus treated material with comminuted cofiee berry.

3. The process of treating smoking tobacco which comprises suspendingthematerial over a boiling cofiee infusion in a closed space for aperiod of hours, discontinuing heating and allowing the material to coolin the closed space, and removing and aerating the material.

4. The process of treating smoking tobacco which comprises casing thematerial by impregnating the same with a solution of ammonium carbonateand packing for fermentation, subjecting the thus treated material tovapors of a boiling cofiee infusion.

5. The process of treating smoking tobacco which comprises casing thematerial by impregmating the same with a solution of ammonium carbonateand packing for fermentation, subjecting the thus treated material tovapors of a. boiling coffee infusion and allowing the material to coolin presence of said vapors whereby to condense the vapors within andupon the mass of the material.

6. The process of making a cigar, cigarette or the like which comprisessubjecting filling material to vapors oi a boiling cofiee infusion,combining the thus prepared material with a small quantity of comminutedcoffee berry and wrapping for use.

i. The process of making a cigar which comprises subjecting fillertobacco to the vapors of boiling coffee infusion, sprinkling comminutedcoffee berry upon a binder of leaf tobacco, wrapping the binder andcodes about a bunch of the treated filler, and finally wrapping thebunch of tobacco and coffee for use.-

8. The process of making a cigar which comprises subjecting fillertobacco in a closed space under pressure to the action of vapors ofcoffee iniusion boiling at a temperature in excess of 112 F, allowingthe material to cool while said space remains closed, forming a bunch ofthe thus treated filler by enclosure with a binder sprinkled withcomminuted coffee berry and wrapping the thus formed bunch for use.

9. The process of making a cigar which com prises casing filler tobaccoin ammonium carbonate solution, subjecting the thus treated filler tovapors of boiling coffee infusion under pressure, causing said vapors tocondense in and upon the filler while cooling, packing the thus treatedfiller to cure for a period of days, forming the filler into a bunchcomprising a small amount of comminuted coffee berry and wrapping thebunch for use.

10. The process of making a cigar which comprises treating fillertobacco with vapors oi a boiling coffee infusion, casing binder tobaccoleaf in a solution of extract of codes, forming a bunch of the thustreated filler and binder and a small quantity of comminuted coffeeberry and wrap ping the bunch for use.

11. The process of making a cigar which comprises casing filler tobaccoin a solution of ammonium carbonate and packing the same to cure,subjecting the cured material to the action of vapors of boiling coffeeinfusion, allowing said vapors to condense in and upon the material,aerating the material and again packing the same to cure, casing binderand wrapper ieai each in a solution containing extract of coffeecombining the filler binder and wrapper to form the finimhed product.

12. The process of making a cigar which comprises casing filler tobaccoin a solution comprising ammonium carbonate, closely packing the thustreated material in an air pervious covering to cure for a period ofdays, subjecting the cured filler to the action of vapors of a boilingcoffee infusion for a period of hours in a closed space, allowing thematerial to cool in said space for a further period of hours, casingbinder and wrapper leaf each in a solution containing extract of coffee,enclosing the filler in the binder carrying a sprinkling of comminutedcoffee berry and enclosing the thus formed bunch in the manner. 13. In aprocess of curing tobacco the step of steaming the tobacco over aboiling coiiee in fusion for an extended period of time.

LOUIS J. imENSiiIY. SAMUEL GESSMSR.

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